Epping Forest District Council elections
The district of Epping Forest is in the county of Essex in England. It was created on 1 April 1974, following the merger of Epping Urban District, Chigwell Urban District, Waltham Holy Cross Urban District, and part of Epping and Ongar Rural District.
Until 2002, Epping Forest District Council was represented by 59 councillors. In 2002 the ward boundaries were reorganised, resulting in the loss of one council seat, and since then the district has had 58 councillors representing 32 wards. Each ward is represented by one, two or three councillors, depending on the ward's population, so that each councillor represents a roughly equal proportion of the district's electorate.[1]
Councillors serve for a four-year term. They are elected on a "cycle of thirds", i.e. one third of the Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
District council wards since 2002
- Broadley Common, Epping Upland & Nazeing (1 seat)
- Buckhurst Hill East (2 seats)
- Buckhurst Hill West (3 seats)
- Chigwell Row (1 seat)
- Chigwell Village (2 seats)
- Chipping Ongar, Greening & Marden Ash (2 seats)
- Epping Hemnall (3 seats)
- Epping Lindsey & Thornwood Common (3 seats)
- Grange Hill (3 seats)
- Hastingwood, Matching & Sheering Village (1 seat)
- High Ongar, Willingale & The Rodings (1 seat)
- Lambourne (1 seat)
- Loughton Alderton (2 seats)
- Loughton Broadway (2 seats)
- Loughton Fairmead (2 seats)
- Loughton Forest (2 seats)
- Loughton Roding (2 seats)
- Loughton St John's (2 seats)
- Loughton St Mary's (2 seats)
- Lower Nazeing (2 seats)
- Lower Sheering (1 seat)
- Moreton & Fyfield (1 seat)
- North Weald Bassett (2 seats)
- Passingford (1 seat)
- Roydon (1 seat)
- Shelley (1 seat)
- Theydon Bois (2 seats)
- Waltham Abbey High Beach (1 seat)
- Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (3 seats)
- Waltham Abbey North East (2 seats)
- Waltham Abbey Paternoster (2 seats)
- Waltham Abbey South West (2 seats)
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1974 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1974–1994 |
No overall control | 1994–2006 |
Conservative | 2006–present |
Council elections
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1973
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1976
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1980
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1982
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1983
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1984
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1986
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1988
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1990 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1991
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1992
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1994 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6][7][8][9]
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1995 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[10]
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1996
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1998
- Epping Forest District Council election, 1999
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2000
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2002 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[11][12][13]
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2003
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2004
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2006
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2007
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2008
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2010
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2011
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2012 (Some new ward boundaries)[14]
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2014
- Epping Forest District Council election, 2015
Results since 2002
Party | 2002 [15]
|
2003 [16]
|
2004 [17]
|
2006 [18]
|
2007 [19]
|
2008 [20]
|
2010 [21]
|
2011 [22]
|
2012 [23]
|
2014 [24]
|
2015
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | 0
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
| |
Conservative | 26
|
23
|
26
|
29
|
32
|
33
|
35
|
37
|
39
|
37
|
39
| |
Green | 0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
| |
Independent | 4
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
| |
Labour | 9
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
| |
Liberal Democrats | 13
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
11
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
2
| |
style="background: Template:Epping Forest Residents Association/meta/color" | | Loughton Residents Association | 6
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
12
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12
|
UKIP | 0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,388 | 36.7 | +5.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,094 | 28.9 | −31.4 | ||
Ratepayer | 991 | 26.2 | +26.2 | ||
Labour | 309 | 8.2 | −0.3 | ||
Majority | 294 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,782 | 74.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,018 | 42.2 | +16.3 | ||
Independent | 845 | 35.0 | −8.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 286 | 11.9 | +1.7 | ||
Labour | 263 | 10.9 | −9.2 | ||
Majority | 173 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,412 | 77.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 274 | 47.9 | −8.3 | ||
Conservative | 253 | 44.3 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 44 | 7.7 | +7.7 | ||
Majority | 21 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 571 | 16.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 633 | 60.2 | +8.6 | ||
Labour | 336 | 31.9 | −9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 83 | 7.9 | +1.3 | ||
Majority | 297 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,052 | 18.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 371 | 50.9 | +23.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 276 | 37.9 | −10.4 | ||
Labour | 82 | 11.2 | −13.0 | ||
Majority | 95 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 729 | 32.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 621 | 51.8 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative | 534 | 45.0 | +8.7 | ||
Labour | 43 | 3.6 | −5.2 | ||
Majority | 97 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,198 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 514 | 68.8 | −6.7 | ||
Conservative | 138 | 18.5 | −6.0 | ||
Independent | 60 | 8.0 | +8.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 35 | 4.7 | +4.7 | ||
Majority | 376 | 50.3 | |||
Turnout | 747 | 19.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 711 | 69.2 | +9.2 | ||
Conservative | 245 | 23.9 | −5.2 | ||
Labour | 71 | 6.9 | −3.4 | ||
Majority | 466 | 46.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,027 | 31.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pat Brooks | 463 | 55.8 | +27.5 | |
Conservative | David Porter | 321 | 38.7 | −33.0 | |
Labour | Fitzherbert Harewood | 46 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 142 | 17.1 | |||
Turnout | 830 | 25.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Chadburn | 287 | 56.5 | +26.7 | |
Conservative | Margaret Williams | 172 | 33.9 | −36.3 | |
Labour | Marion Taylor | 49 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 115 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 508 | 18.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Harding | 208 | 70.7 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Benjamin Slasberg | 64 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Rumble | 22 | 7.5 | −20.4 | |
Majority | 144 | 48.9 | |||
Turnout | 294 | 18.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Scrutton | 363 | 59.3 | +12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Lion | 249 | 40.7 | +29.2 | |
Majority | 114 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 612 | 19.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kewal Chana | 609 | 39.4 | −12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Lion | 586 | 37.9 | −4.9 | |
BNP | Jacqueline Carne | 302 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
Labour | Roger Salmon | 48 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,545 | 32.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Tony Frankland | 393 | 32.2 | −5.4 | |
Lougthon Residents Association | Rose Brookes | 367 | 30.1 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Woollcott | 172 | 14.1 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Edward Stacey | 163 | 13.3 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Stephen Barnes | 98 | 8.0 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | Andrew Smith | 28 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 26 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,221 | 36.7 | |||
BNP hold | Swing |
2009-2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Clark | 719 | 49.0 | −7.3 | |
BNP | Tony Frankland | 372 | 25.4 | +25.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Chadburn | 223 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | Mitch Diamond-Conway | 152 | 10.4 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 347 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,466 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Lion | 453 | 52.4 | −31.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Chambers | 411 | 47.6 | +31.1 | |
Majority | 42 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 864 | 17.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Edwards | 302 | 76.5 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Black | 93 | 23.5 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 209 | 53.0 | |||
Turnout | 395 | 21.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ Election Facts: Epping Forest District Council website
- ^ "Epping Forest". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
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(help) - ^ The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Epping Forest". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ Election 2002 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2003 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2004 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2006 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2007 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2008 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2010 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Election 2011 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Vote 2012 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Vote 2014 results, BBC News website. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ a b "District Council By-Elections" (PDF). Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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(help) - ^ "Lower Sheering By-election". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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(help) - ^ "Chigwell Village By-election". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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(help) - ^ "Grange Hill By-election". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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(help) - ^ "Election results for Loughton Alderton". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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(help) - ^ "Election results for Waltham Abbey Honey Lane". Epping Forest District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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(help) - ^ "Tories get mixed response from voters in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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(help) - ^ "Grange Hill Election Result of Poll". Epping Forest District Council. 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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